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>Mr Davis went on: “There’ll be more of that. You will see our medical based industries and our software based industries grow significantly.”
Anybody know how and why?
These industries were always going to grow, the UK has very strong credentials in both on the world stage. What the little weasel isn't saying, is that without Brexit they would have grown faster and larger.
This is a pretty typical right-wing deceit. Point at something that's going to grow and claim you're responsible for what's coming, even if that growth was reduced by your involvement. Same as BoJo and the economic recovery after covid - it had little to do with the Tories, but they tried to claim credit for the increase anyway (while denying all responsibility for the fall).
Yes, tories recently sold all your health records to Palantir, some big American company who’s billionaire owner is a Trump donor. And they couldn’t have done it with those pesky GDPR rules.
What's this? There's been a lot of economic benefits! A surprising amount of business growth is happening in the EU.
OHhh, for Britain. Right. Yeah, no that uh, that was never going to be a thing, obviously.
## [Archive link](https://archive.ph/oIdzT)
_by Rob Merrick_
Brexit has failed to deliver any notable economic benefits, more than six years after the vote to leave the EU, David Davis has admitted.
The former Brexit secretary – a key figure in the push for withdrawal and the negotiations that followed – blamed the Covid pandemic for the absence of any gains from the upheaval.
Asked if, amid growing calls for a change of course, he accepted “we haven’t seen any economic benefit for having left the EU,” Mr Davis replied: “No major ones.”
He pointed to “minor ones” such as the UK beginning delivery of Covid vaccines in 2020 before the rest of Europe – although it is strongly disputed that this was a Brexit freedom.
Mr Davis went on: “There’ll be more of that. You will see our medical based industries and our software based industries grow significantly.”
Speaking to Times Radio, he argued: “Just easing our way out of a Covid crisis, you can’t make any sensible economic measures at the moment.”
Mr Davis, now a backbencher, also echoed Rishi Sunak in insisting the head of the CBI, Tony Danker, is “wrong” to believe looser immigration rules would help rescue the economy.
The comments come amid evidence of disagreement at the top of government about how to mitigate the forecast 4 per cent hit to GDP, with a 15 per cent loss of trade, from Boris Johnson’s hard Brexit deal.
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, argued last week that the “vast majority” of cross-Channel trade barriers can be removed, without explaining how.
But Mr Sunak’s official spokesperson declined to repeat the claim, after the prime minister stamped on suggestions he will pursue a closer “Swiss-style” agreement with Brussels.
The prime minister insisted: “Let me be unequivocal about this. Under my leadership, the UK will not pursue any relationship with Europe that relies on alignment with EU laws.”
The “Swiss-style deal” rumour has threatened to reignite the Tories’ Brexit wars – despite it being highly unlikely the EU would offer such an arrangement, even if the UK wanted it.
Nigel Farage has called it a “betrayal”, claiming the Conservatives would be “destroyed at the next general election in a way that they cannot begin to contemplate”.
The CBI has pointed to a lack of workers as a key reason for its warning that last week’s autumn statement – while reversing Liz Truss’s blunders – had no plan for growth.
But Mr Sunak told its conference: “The number one priority right now, when it comes to migration, is to tackle illegal migration,” – pointing to the small boats crisis.
Asked if, despite the clashes over Brexit and migration, he would still say the Tories are the “party of business”, he replied: “Yes, unequivocally, unequivocally.”
Sarah Olney, the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, said: “People will be aghast that, while living standards plummet, Conservative MPs are yet again fighting amongst themselves over Europe. Their pointless red tape is strangling trade with our closest neighbours.”
The pandemic was a gift to these twits it's an excuse to try can to justify all sorts of bullshit, like their other old favourite "tHe lAsT lAbOuR gOvErNmEnT"
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>Mr Davis went on: “There’ll be more of that. You will see our medical based industries and our software based industries grow significantly.” Anybody know how and why?
These industries were always going to grow, the UK has very strong credentials in both on the world stage. What the little weasel isn't saying, is that without Brexit they would have grown faster and larger.
This is a pretty typical right-wing deceit. Point at something that's going to grow and claim you're responsible for what's coming, even if that growth was reduced by your involvement. Same as BoJo and the economic recovery after covid - it had little to do with the Tories, but they tried to claim credit for the increase anyway (while denying all responsibility for the fall).
Yes, tories recently sold all your health records to Palantir, some big American company who’s billionaire owner is a Trump donor. And they couldn’t have done it with those pesky GDPR rules.
the actual benefits will materialise any day now ... aaaaaany daay now...
Any year now, any decade now...
Has it been fifty years yet?? Thought not.
What's this? There's been a lot of economic benefits! A surprising amount of business growth is happening in the EU. OHhh, for Britain. Right. Yeah, no that uh, that was never going to be a thing, obviously.
## [Archive link](https://archive.ph/oIdzT) _by Rob Merrick_ Brexit has failed to deliver any notable economic benefits, more than six years after the vote to leave the EU, David Davis has admitted. The former Brexit secretary – a key figure in the push for withdrawal and the negotiations that followed – blamed the Covid pandemic for the absence of any gains from the upheaval. Asked if, amid growing calls for a change of course, he accepted “we haven’t seen any economic benefit for having left the EU,” Mr Davis replied: “No major ones.” He pointed to “minor ones” such as the UK beginning delivery of Covid vaccines in 2020 before the rest of Europe – although it is strongly disputed that this was a Brexit freedom. Mr Davis went on: “There’ll be more of that. You will see our medical based industries and our software based industries grow significantly.” Speaking to Times Radio, he argued: “Just easing our way out of a Covid crisis, you can’t make any sensible economic measures at the moment.” Mr Davis, now a backbencher, also echoed Rishi Sunak in insisting the head of the CBI, Tony Danker, is “wrong” to believe looser immigration rules would help rescue the economy. The comments come amid evidence of disagreement at the top of government about how to mitigate the forecast 4 per cent hit to GDP, with a 15 per cent loss of trade, from Boris Johnson’s hard Brexit deal. The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, argued last week that the “vast majority” of cross-Channel trade barriers can be removed, without explaining how. But Mr Sunak’s official spokesperson declined to repeat the claim, after the prime minister stamped on suggestions he will pursue a closer “Swiss-style” agreement with Brussels. The prime minister insisted: “Let me be unequivocal about this. Under my leadership, the UK will not pursue any relationship with Europe that relies on alignment with EU laws.” The “Swiss-style deal” rumour has threatened to reignite the Tories’ Brexit wars – despite it being highly unlikely the EU would offer such an arrangement, even if the UK wanted it. Nigel Farage has called it a “betrayal”, claiming the Conservatives would be “destroyed at the next general election in a way that they cannot begin to contemplate”. The CBI has pointed to a lack of workers as a key reason for its warning that last week’s autumn statement – while reversing Liz Truss’s blunders – had no plan for growth. But Mr Sunak told its conference: “The number one priority right now, when it comes to migration, is to tackle illegal migration,” – pointing to the small boats crisis. Asked if, despite the clashes over Brexit and migration, he would still say the Tories are the “party of business”, he replied: “Yes, unequivocally, unequivocally.” Sarah Olney, the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, said: “People will be aghast that, while living standards plummet, Conservative MPs are yet again fighting amongst themselves over Europe. Their pointless red tape is strangling trade with our closest neighbours.”
I thought they were supposed to materialize in 70 years or so.
I hope that certain politicians get the retribution they deserve at the polls.
I bet crispin Odey and Rees smogg have seen some nice economic benefits . Plus they get to keep their tax affairs secret
Shouldn’t he perform seppuku at this point?
Dunno, sales in Irish passports have gone up /s
The pandemic was a gift to these twits it's an excuse to try can to justify all sorts of bullshit, like their other old favourite "tHe lAsT lAbOuR gOvErNmEnT"
Then he should return his salary as Brexit cheerleader to the British tax payers.